The Quiet One

Columbus music and culture

Omnipop - Butterfly

Jeff Ciampa ’s reputation in Columbus has always been tied to his playing—the taste, the tone, the fluency of it. But what’s less widely acknowledged is how sharp his songwriting and production instincts are. Twenty-five years after the brilliant and ambitious My Imagined Life With Alfred Moore , Ciampa and his co-conspirators in Omnipop quietly released the beautiful, otherworldly Butterfly —a record that feels like both a continuation and a culmination of a lifetime spent

Drew Layman

Dec 12, 202511 min read

Zero One - Darwin's Finch Vs The Flying Saucers

One recurring theme I've noticed as I delve into Columbus music is the negative experience that bands who sign with record labels often have. Perhaps no one had a tougher go than Zero One . It wouldn’t be believable if it wasn’t true. Formed in the fall of 1986, Zero One had paid its dues in the clubs before signing a contract with Columbus-based Sisapa in 1990. The band spent four months crafting their debut album. A March 1991 release date was set. Sisapa’s distribution pa

Drew Layman

Dec 22, 20226 min read

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